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Local pilot of an small aircraft sel complaint regarding tall trees near approach end of runway 24 at pwk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 300559 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pwk |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pwk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 300559 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Trees at threshold to runway 24 at pwk are a hazard to landing aircraft, especially at night. Presence of trees have caused the landing threshold to be displaced which drastically shortens usable runway and may present an unforeseen challenge to an unfamiliar or inexperienced pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LCL PLT OF AN SMA SEL COMPLAINT REGARDING TALL TREES NEAR APCH END OF RWY 24 AT PWK.
Narrative: TREES AT THRESHOLD TO RWY 24 AT PWK ARE A HAZARD TO LNDG ACFT, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRESENCE OF TREES HAVE CAUSED THE LNDG THRESHOLD TO BE DISPLACED WHICH DRASTICALLY SHORTENS USABLE RWY AND MAY PRESENT AN UNFORESEEN CHALLENGE TO AN UNFAMILIAR OR INEXPERIENCED PLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.